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Correspondence and papers concerning Richard M D Grange, "A Short History of the Scottish Dress" (1967).
File
Identifier: Acc.9822
Scope and Contents
With typescript and illustrations, 1970, for Grange`s unpublished, "What to see on Mull".
Dates:
1967-1970.
Drafts and proofs of film scripts, short stories, articles and illustrations of Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12557/1-21
Scope and Contents
The largest portion of this collection is taken up by drafts of film scripts for 'Poor things', co-written by Alasdair Gray and Sandy Johnson, director, with comments and changes of both, as well as comments and changes of Iain Brown, producer, and Brian Gibson, another director who was later attached to the project.There are also some files of correspondence and drafts of articles and illustrations for other projects, as well as typescripts and proofs of the short story...
Dates:
1988-2003.
Drafts of Alan Bold, "A Celtic Quintet".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8325
Scope and Contents
With proofs and litho plates.
Dates:
1982.
Editorial correspondence and papers of Ian Cunningham concerning "The Nation Survey`d: the Maps of Timothy Pont" (East Linton, 2001).
File
Identifier: Acc.12027
Dates:
1998-2001.
Heavily corrected manuscript of chapters I-XVII of Thomas Reid, "Treatise on Clock and Watchmaking" (1826).
File
Identifier: Acc.8787
Scope and Contents
With printed text and plates (with corrections) for Reid`s entry on horology in the "Edinburgh Encyclopedia".
Dates:
circa 1826.
Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13289/1-109
Scope and Contents
This collection includes personal and working papers of Alasdair Gray, with the great majority of the papers concerning 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009) and 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009).The 'play book' papers include typescripts from throughout Gray's life of many of the plays which made up the book, as well as annotated proofs, and correspondence concerning the book's production.There are extensive visual materials collated by Gray for the production of 'A...
Dates:
1951-2011.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10371/1-32
Scope and Contents
Includes nine manuscript and typescript drafts of the novel, drafts of individual chapters, and related notes, correspondence and illustrations. Post-publication material includes copies of the US hardback edition, revised paperback edition, and cuttings of UK press coverage of the book.Alasdair Gray's descriptions have been retained in the scope and contents notes for each file, and include insights into his working process, comments on how the novel progressed, and how...
Dates:
1968-1991.
Manuscript drafts and printed copy of "Robin`s Christmas Song", original lyrics attributed to Robert Burns.
File
Identifier: Acc.10680
Dates:
circa 1850-1900.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true' and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', by Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence and source materials.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10749/1-89
Scope and Contents
Includes corrected manuscript and typescript drafts and revised versions of 'Poor things', 'Ten tales tall and true', and 'Why Scots should rule Scotland', along with finished copies of all three books. There are some files of correspondence concerning the publication of 'Poor things' and 'Ten tales tall and true', as well as some material concerning 'Something leather'.Most files have an A4 sheet inserted at the beginning by Alasdair Gray with a brief summary of the file's...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1896, 1972-1993.
Papers and art work of Angela Lemaire, artist and engraver.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12221
Dates:
1962-2003.